Yeah, the desert monster did give me Harryhausen vibes.
So true! I like when other pulp references are smartly displayed this way, since they were part of the same cultural mayhem SW was born from, especially as I felt that JJ was only circling SW on itself in his dry takes on the Saga.
Good first episode: nothing great but nothing bad either (well, maybe the way Roberto does shoot action, it’s still atrocious on the editing). 35 entertaining minutes, that don’t change SW by doing non sense, and which expands on little inoffensive details. Perfectly fine in my book (!). More or less the same level as Mando season 2.